Regardless of the role, I have held thus far during my career, literacy has been at the core. One of my favorite activities is reading a book aloud, whether that is at school as an educator or at home as a parent. Currently, I’m a school administrator, and I have been asked twice to read…
Trauma in children refers to an event a child may describe as scary, dangerous, or life-threatening; this event could happen to them or someone they know. Children who are affected by trauma typically feel overwhelmed. Sometimes they feel helpless because there isn’t anything they can do about what happened. Children who experience trauma come from…
Saying the words ‘school choice’ could start a fight. Let’s get real; it will start a fight. We should have never found ourselves in a place to judge the rights of other people to make choices and decisions about their families, but here we are. Who are we to judge the choices of others? What…
I recently came across a story where a school district’s policy stated they could ban parents from the school if they spoke negatively about the school district on social media. North West Hendricks School Corporation’s Parent Code of Conduct used to forbid parents from making rude or offensive comments about the school or staff. If…
Children are born into this world innocent. They love easily, and they don’t have hate in their hearts. But if that child happens to be black? He or she will find out that Earth, Wind & Fire were correct when they sang, “child is born with a heart gold; way of the world makes his…
High school seniors all over the country are anxiously awaiting their college acceptance letters. Many students will find that they’ve been accepted to multiple colleges. Typically, students apply to a few different schools and when they get their letters conventional wisdom says to pick the “best” one… with best usually referring to academic reputation. This…
Saturday is officially the first day of Black History Month. Can I tell you a secret? I have already been celebrating black history. I celebrate from January 1 until December 31. Why? Well, because I’m black every single day. It is important for me to hear positive stories about black people and see positive images…
I stumbled across a tweet from a high school classmate that resonated with me for a couple of reasons. First, this was something I emphasized to my teachers. Yes, we take the culture of our school seriously, and we do want to hold firm to our strict discipline policy; however, we are in the business…
The fight for Pre-K is underway across the country. Parents, educators, and policymakers all over are clamoring for high quality early learning programs claiming that the benefits of preschool are too great to be ignored. A federal-funded program study has corroborated their claims. A recently released report has found that preschool expansion yields academic gains….
“I’m not here to be liked.” This is a refrain that can be heard in classrooms across the nation. Usually right after a student says something along the lines of “I hate you” or “That’s why nobody likes you.” There are of course multiple variations of this refrain, too. The “I don’t need to be…